45 Quotes About Appreciation

It takes appreciation to make a real difference in the world. These quotes about appreciation will remind us to give a secondary thought to the things that make up and create the world we experience around us.

“A grateful mind is a great mind, which eventually attracts to itself great things.”

“And you also know that we should appreciate the work of God’s hands. But oftentimes we wish we looked differently than we do.”

“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ”

“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

“Be thankful for what you have and you’ll end up having more.”

“Be verbal in acknowledging your appreciation.”

“Being told something positive about yourself, whether from someone you’re close to, or a passing acquaintance, should really lift the spirits. Just the fact that someone has taken the time to let you know, should have you feeling noticed and appreciated.”

“Contentment is the reward of being appreciative and grateful. It goes that if you are grateful in every situation, you will be happy with everything and your happiness will be abundant and boundless.”

“Even in the mist of imperfection or mistakes, you can appreciate and draw close to your strengths.”

“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.”

“Feeling gratitude, and not expressing it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.”

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”

“I feel a very unusual sensation – if it is not indigestion, it must be gratitude.”

“I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.”

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”

“If you can’t reward then you should thank.”

“If you haven’t all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don’t have that you wouldn’t want.”

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”

“Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.”

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.”

“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”

“The essence of all beautiful art is gratitude.”

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”

“There has never been another you. With no effort on your part you were born to be something very special and set apart. What you are going to do in appreciation of that gift is a decision only you can make.”

“Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.”

“Think of a special friend or person you admire. Think of the love and appreciation you have for them. Think of the qualities that make them stand out for you.”

“To live a life fulfilled reflect on the things you have with gratitude.”

“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven.”

“We must value life and treasure each breath we take. We must value each person and how he or she touches our lives everyday.”

“We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

“Well done is better than well said.”

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

“When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.”

“Whenever I count my blessings, I find myself becoming more grateful because the good things of life outweigh the not so pleasant things that are happening in my life.”

“You will never have enough, do enough or be enough, until you see yourself today as enough.”

“You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.”

Showing appreciation for others contributes greatly to building stronger relationships with others.